Paul Schmelzer
@schmelzer.bsky.social
Writer, editor, citizen.
Longfellow, Minneapolis
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If Angie Craig represents you, call her to register your displeasure.
(202) 225-2271 (651) 846-2120
(202) 225-2271 (651) 846-2120
Angie Craig is now arguing for the brilliant reform of ... making ICE wear body cameras.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If Angie Craig represents you, call her to register your displeasure.
(202) 225-2271 (651) 846-2120
(202) 225-2271 (651) 846-2120
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minneapolis city council vice president jamal osman, who represents cedar riverside, has shared a statement on the hateful anti muslim march tomorrow planned from downtown to that neighborhood calling for no protests there
@ward6.minneapolismn.gov
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January 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
minneapolis city council vice president jamal osman, who represents cedar riverside, has shared a statement on the hateful anti muslim march tomorrow planned from downtown to that neighborhood calling for no protests there
@ward6.minneapolismn.gov
@ward6.minneapolismn.gov
Whistles at my house in S. Mpls are as ubiquitous as masks during COVID: in all my coat pockets, on the key rack by the back door, in the car...
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Whistles at my house in S. Mpls are as ubiquitous as masks during COVID: in all my coat pockets, on the key rack by the back door, in the car...
My 10-year old's saxophone would SLAY
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
My 10-year old's saxophone would SLAY
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ICE kidnapped 4 members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, released one, and now "can’t locate" the other three.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
ICE kidnapped 4 members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, released one, and now "can’t locate" the other three.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
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Dear neighbor,
It’s become common practice for ICE to stage its operations at the Target parking lot on East Lake Street. While immigration officials tear families apart, Target corporation is silent and makes its workers and customers feel unsafe. 1/
It’s become common practice for ICE to stage its operations at the Target parking lot on East Lake Street. While immigration officials tear families apart, Target corporation is silent and makes its workers and customers feel unsafe. 1/
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Dear neighbor,
It’s become common practice for ICE to stage its operations at the Target parking lot on East Lake Street. While immigration officials tear families apart, Target corporation is silent and makes its workers and customers feel unsafe. 1/
It’s become common practice for ICE to stage its operations at the Target parking lot on East Lake Street. While immigration officials tear families apart, Target corporation is silent and makes its workers and customers feel unsafe. 1/
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
(This was made by a friend who's a BIPOC artist close to the site of Renee Good's murder, shared with permission and not ID'd at his request.)
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
(This was made by a friend who's a BIPOC artist close to the site of Renee Good's murder, shared with permission and not ID'd at his request.)
"I was born in Mpls & I'm scared out of my mind because I have skin that's not white... There's a public health emergency because nurses aren't showing up to work because we're freaked out, because when we advocate for our Black & Brown patients, what happens when ICE comes into our hospitals?"
From the ProgressiveHQ community on Reddit: Nurse: "I feel like in Minneapolis I'm a sitting duck. I don't feel safe at home. I don't feel safe at work. Kids aren't safe at school. I was born in Minne...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"I was born in Mpls & I'm scared out of my mind because I have skin that's not white... There's a public health emergency because nurses aren't showing up to work because we're freaked out, because when we advocate for our Black & Brown patients, what happens when ICE comes into our hospitals?"
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Multiple people have been taken this morning already in Northeast and we don’t have the same capacity on the streets that we’ve had throughout the week. Please come out and help us today and bring a friend we need more people outside so we can protect our neighbors.
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Multiple people have been taken this morning already in Northeast and we don’t have the same capacity on the streets that we’ve had throughout the week. Please come out and help us today and bring a friend we need more people outside so we can protect our neighbors.
No they're not. At least my kids at two MPS schools aren't.
January 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
No they're not. At least my kids at two MPS schools aren't.
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If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.
Way to post some words about it online, Amy! ✊
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Way to post some words about it online, Amy! ✊
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these are some pretty catastrophic approval numbers for ICE mom-murderers
they will not improve
they will not improve
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 AM
these are some pretty catastrophic approval numbers for ICE mom-murderers
they will not improve
they will not improve
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The surge of DHS agents into Minnesota has done tremendous harm to the people of Minnesota, and I urge those who have personally experienced or directly witnessed that harm to share their stories with my office.
To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/
To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The surge of DHS agents into Minnesota has done tremendous harm to the people of Minnesota, and I urge those who have personally experienced or directly witnessed that harm to share their stories with my office.
To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/
To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/
This is pretty much everyone I know these days.
Posts from Minneapolis residents read like they'll be read in voiceover in a Ken Burns-like doc one day
January 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This is pretty much everyone I know these days.
👋. Appreciate the work you’re doing!
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
👋. Appreciate the work you’re doing!
👋! Didn’t realize I wasn’t following you already!
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
👋! Didn’t realize I wasn’t following you already!
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This could all lead to a worse outcome, but I desperately want to see the evidence photo of the snow shovel. Straight handle? Curved for back protection? Pusher shovel or lifter?
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
This could all lead to a worse outcome, but I desperately want to see the evidence photo of the snow shovel. Straight handle? Curved for back protection? Pusher shovel or lifter?
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NYTimes has truly outdone itself with this latest in its "ask white guys in diner" genre. Thank goodness we get a perspective on what's happening in Minneapolis from people in **Nisswa** who probably mean Brainerd when they say they "prefer not to go the city anymore" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
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January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
NYTimes has truly outdone itself with this latest in its "ask white guys in diner" genre. Thank goodness we get a perspective on what's happening in Minneapolis from people in **Nisswa** who probably mean Brainerd when they say they "prefer not to go the city anymore" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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@angiecraigmn.bsky.social was the ONLY Minnesota Democrat to vote for the Laken Riley Act. The only one to vote to praise ICE.
Even today, with ICE in our streets, she stands by her pro-Trump votes.
Even today, with ICE in our streets, she stands by her pro-Trump votes.
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
@angiecraigmn.bsky.social was the ONLY Minnesota Democrat to vote for the Laken Riley Act. The only one to vote to praise ICE.
Even today, with ICE in our streets, she stands by her pro-Trump votes.
Even today, with ICE in our streets, she stands by her pro-Trump votes.
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And @mprnews.org’ Chris Farrell tried: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
And @mprnews.org’ Chris Farrell tried: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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“I’ve never seen anything like it,” says one organizer. “The scale of it is so, so massive.”
With the Twin Cities Under Siege, Restaurants Become Hubs of Solidarity - Racket
Restaurants, bars, and coffee shops are collecting donations, handing out whistles, and acting as gathering sites for volunteers and observers.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” says one organizer. “The scale of it is so, so massive.”
Add Cynical. She thinks, probably correctly, that lefties will fall in line to prevent a Gov. Lindell.
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Add Cynical. She thinks, probably correctly, that lefties will fall in line to prevent a Gov. Lindell.